16 Days of Activism Mauritius

MAURITIUS : 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM CALENDER AT A GLANCE

ACTIVITIES IN 5 COUNCILS GL IS WORKING WITH THIS YEAR

Date and Theme

Cyber Dialogue

Workshops and other activities and daily slogan

Curepipe

Vacoas

Savanne

Moka

Black River

25 November
Peace begins at home: Taking stock of local and national action plans to end GBV

• Booth in Caudan Waterfront with Soroptimist Int
• Short talk on GBV
• MBC Creole channel
• Radio One
• Advert on Paper
• Radio ad

March with candles in Curepipe

March with candles   together with   Curepipe

26 November

Speaking out can set you free À“ “IÀ stories

Do you know cases of incest?

Should survivors forgive perpetrators?

• Advert on Paper
• Radio ad

Talk on GBV in Tyack

27 November
Speaking out can set you free À“ “IÀ stories

• Advert on Paper
• Radio ad

Talk on GBV in Surinam

28 November

Sexual harassment

Should rapist be castrated. Should a woman be blamed when she is raped

• Advert on Paper
• Radio ad

29 November

Reducing GBV through economic empowerment

• Advert on Paper
• Radio ad

30 November

• Advert on Paper
• Radio ad

March followed by awareness campaign on GBV

1 December
World AIDS Day

• Advert on Paper
• Radio ad

2 December
Role of the media: part of the problem or solution?

Is media part still part of the problem

• Advert on Paper
• Radio ad

3 December

International Day of the Disabled

Are disabled people

More prone to GBV

What are the kinds of violence disable women face

• Advert on Paper
• Radio ad
• Talk on gender issues to 100 students

4 December

GBV and the Internet

• Advert on Paper
• Radio ad
• Talk on gender issues to 100 students

5 December

GBV, culture, tradition and religion

Are men doing enough to end GBV

• Advert on Paper
• Radio ad
• Talk on gender issues to 100 students

Talk by Police and the Equal Opportunity Commission

6 December

Role of men and boys

Do human rights apply to everyone

The rights of the gay

• Advert on Paper
• Radio ad
• Talk on gender issues to 100 students

Sketch on GBV by NGOs and councillors

Sketch on GBV by NGOs and councillors in collaboration with Curepipe

7 December

• Advert on Paper
• Radio ad

Talk on GBV in Dagotiere

8 December

• Advert on Paper
• Radio ad

March followed by personal testimony and songs

9 December

LGBTI and GBV

• Advert on Paper
• Radio ad

10 December

International Human Rights Day, GBV on the post 2015 agenda,

Day of commitments

• Advert on Paper
• Radio ad
• Launch of Barometer
• Launch of GBV Fact Sheet